Steve Jobs and Elon Musk share something in common with this Singapore tech CEO
Tan Min Liang takes centre-stage at the Hong Kong launch of Razer phone
Steve Jobs had them. So does Elon Musk. And now Tan Min Liang, 40, the chief executive of Hong Kong-listed gaming hardware company Razer, joins the ranks of superstar CEOs after a diehard fan tattooed Tan’s face on his calf.
When Tan made his first foray into the gaming hardware business with Razer, he had little idea that 12 years on, he would become a cult personality in the gaming world – much less that a fan would tattoo his likeness in an attempt to get his hands on a coveted Razer phone.
“It’s weird for me to talk about this,” Tan said during the launch of the Razer phone in Hong Kong. “To [tattoo] my face, that’s pretty crazy.”
The fan had asked if he could get a Razer phone if he got a tattoo of Tan, and Tan jokingly agreed. Less than two weeks later, he was sent a photograph of the new tattoo – an image of him wearing sunglasses – on the fan’s calf.
“I was a bit shocked but I’m holding up my side of the bargain,” he said. “I didn’t expect [that he would actually do it]. The fan was sent a free phone.
Jobs, who founded Apple, has inspired a number of fans who have had his face and other tributes tattooed onto their skin. Musk, the brains behind the likes of Tesla and SpaceX, has also gained a fan following of the tattooed variety. As for Tan’s fans, they are just getting started.